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Whitefish pursuing grant for railroad overpass on East Second Street
The Whitefish City Council gave Public Works Director Craig Workman the go ahead to apply for a grant to build a $…
Survey: Majority of workplace injuries take place in private industry
Employers in Montana reported a total of 13,700 recordable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) injuries and illnesses in 2019, with 11,500 of …
Skees shelves bill to repeal pot legalization
Before Montanans voted decisively to legalize recreational marijuana use, a state lawmaker from Kalispell preemptively introduced a bill that would repeal the …
Health department will no longer alert all close contacts to COVID exposure
Public health officials announced Thursday the Flathead City-County Health Department is no longer able to alert all close contacts to their possible exposure …
Valley snow expected this weekend
Western Montana will plunge into another winter storm event this weekend after hitting record-high temperatures on Thursday.
Arson suspect accused of killing father pleads not guilty
A Kalispell man accused of murdering his father in an arson fire last month pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Thursday morning in Flathead County Distr…
Wildlife officials deal with numerous bear issues Northwest Montana
Bears are still active in Northwest Montana, as evidenced by a recent attack of two hunters in the Whitefish area.
Alleged thief leaves incriminating evidence behind
A caller reported someone rummaged through her car and had stolen $400. The suspect left his phone at the scene of the crime.
The latest Montana election results
Montana election results
Flathead County sees record voter turnout of 81%
Flathead County poll workers finished counting more than 60,000 ballots Wednesday afternoon in an election that drew a record number of registered voters and e…
Victim of diving accident in Glacier Park identified
Glacier National Park officials have identified the victim of a diving accident in Lake McDonald as 18-year-old Linnea Rose Mills of Missoula.
Republican rout caps decade-long Montana political shift
BILLINGS (AP) — Democrats stood firmly atop Montana's political scene just a short decade ago with control of the governor's mansion, both U.S. Senate seats, …
Abell wins seat on Flathead County Commission
Republican Brad Abell has handily defeated Democrat Kristen Larson in a race for the District 1 seat on the Flathead County Commission.
Greg Gianforte elected Montana's next governor
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Greg Gianforte won the race to become Montana's next governor, defeating Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney in Tuesday's election and expandi…
Montana voters legalize recreational marijuana, split on gun measure
An initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in Montana had a sizable lead in Tuesday night's early election results, while voters were tied on…
American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Day sidelined due to pandemic
Each year, the American Legion Auxiliary Kalispell Unit 137 commemorates Poppy Day on Saturday, Nov. 7, however, due to COVID-19 volunteers are unable to distribute poppies this year.